Probably because the OP imagines the trained engineers who designed the air intake
botched the job, though those engineers had access to a dyno and more than likely spent
many hours making sure the airflow was optimized for the resonant cavity of the air box,
( think of Helmholtz and you will be on the right track).

How likely is it that the engineers did a bad job and someone who needs to ask how
best to cut holes in the air box will do a better job ? Sort of like leaving an orangutang
in front of a typewriter and waiting for the sonnets of Shakespeare to be produced
( don't hold your breath waiting for anything intelligible to come out of that typewriter ).

Probably because the OP imagines the trained engineers who designed the air intake
botched the job, though those engineers had access to a dyno and more than likely spent
many hours making sure the airflow was optimized for the resonant cavity of the air box,
( think of Helmholtz and you will be on the right track).

How likely is it that the engineers did a bad job and someone who needs to ask how
best to cut holes in the air box will do a better job ? Sort of like leaving an orangutang
in front of a typewriter and waiting for the sonnets of Shakespeare to be produced
( don't hold your breath waiting for anything intelligible to come out of that typewriter ).

Probably because the OP imagines the trained engineers who designed the air intake
botched the job, though those engineers had access to a dyno and more than likely spent
many hours making sure the airflow was optimized for the resonant cavity of the air box,
( think of Helmholtz and you will be on the right track).

How likely is it that the engineers did a bad job and someone who needs to ask how
best to cut holes in the air box will do a better job ? Sort of like leaving an orangutang
in front of a typewriter and waiting for the sonnets of Shakespeare to be produced
( don't hold your breath waiting for anything intelligible to come out of that typewriter ).

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Your right,it seems like a great idea to swiss cheese your airbox,till that first real dusty ride and the filter plugs or passes dirt. Or you just cant quite get the jetting right no matter how much you mess with it,or the new noise produced makes you crazy.
Its fun to second guess engineers though.

you guys really think every bike shipped from the factory is tuned for maximum performance, or do you think the engineers in question might have had to consider factors like fuel economy or emissions standards or rider-friendly power delivery, or a hundred other factors? I've owned two bikes where airbox mods were a well-documented and much-utilized improvement. It happens.

you guys really think every bike shipped from the factory is tuned for maximum performance, or do you think the engineers in question might have had to consider factors like fuel economy or emissions standards or rider-friendly power delivery, or a hundred other factors? I've owned two bikes where airbox mods were a well-documented and much-utilized improvement. It happens.

now, back to the original question: step drill for small holes.

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CORRECT!

It's easy to be a smart ass, it's hard to actually use your brain before just being a dick.